Storm doesn’t like watching WoT videos with commentaries: “What I can read in 2 minutes I have to listen to for 20 mins.”

There is a bug in test 9.10 where XP is counted incorrectly if you leave the battle early, it was already fixed and will not appear in live 9.10.

In the past the events on RU server had the option to – instead of receiving immediately starting premium days for a mission – to receive a bonus code instead so players would decide when they want to start their premium time reward. It’s unclear whether this will return or appear elsewhere.

At some point more pre-war real tanks will be implemented but which ones and when is not disclosed.

Compared to the visual model, the tank armor model is always simplified and never 100 percent corresponding to the visual one.

113 side spaced armor will likely not be changed.

Developers are still investigating the issue where players drop on the same maps over and over again.

Q: “Why can’t you buff 113?!”
A (balance developer): “If we buffed it then Maus would be the worst again…”

Q: “Storm, what was that about the 113 the balance dev said?”
A: “Balance devs have their own sense of humor…”

Storm is considering stopping replying on any questions and only collecting feedback from now on because he is personally fed up with how his words are twisted by players.

More “development future” videos will likely not be produced because when WG then fails to deliver (like the notoriously delayed Havok), players only use it for negative propaganda and whining.

Top player issues according to Storm in order of importance:
1) matchmaker and ending up on the same maps over and over again
2) artillery (complex questions)
3) maps (complex questions)
4) role of armor in WoT

Storm states that in the past the maps were just as “corridory” as they are now.

It will not be possible to tip light tanks over on their roof by large caliber shell explosions but you can do that by ramming or by driving across bad terrain.

Storm won’t comment on Armored Warfare.
“That game has advantages and disadvantages that can be clearly seen. No need to comment. Plus it could spawn a wave of idiotic rumors.” (Players nag him further to compare the games, he refuses.)

Storm states that it’s impossible to make drastic changes to the game immediately due to development intertia.

Q: “AW solved artillery problems.”
A: “I am really glad.”

There will be changes in artillery in the future, as confirmed earlier.

There is no need for WoT issues polls (as in, what the players consider to be issues in WoT), developers know best what the issues are and player polls would bring nothing new.

Fog of war would suck in random, developers are considering only transferring vehicle ID to the client: players would only see tank types on their and enemy team but not who’s playing, this would make using noobmeter and other such mods impossible.